Illinois sign former five star Divine Bourrage
Illinois strikes gold (and purple) in the transfer portal
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - MARCH 20: Divine Bourrage #6 of the LSU Tigers drives to the basket during the second half in first round of the 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Pete Maravich Assembly Center on March 20, 2026 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images) | Getty Images The transfer portal season is starting to heat up with the madness of the tournament ending. Illinois has already lost two players to the portal in Hayven Smith and Naomi Benson.
Now, tides have changed with the Illini signing incoming sophomore Divine Bourrage, reported first by Kedric Prince on X and then confirmed by the team on social media on Thursday. The Davenport, Iowa native struggled in her freshman season at LSU, only averaging 2. 1 points in 9.
9 minutes per game. 🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 Divine Bourrage has committed to Illinois! 🔶🔷 The former ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ standout was a high-priority target for the #Illini coming out of high school, and now she’s headed to Champaign.
Bourrage, a transfer from LSU, brings elite size on the perimeter, along… pic. twitter. com/CopPWr2kVi — Kedric Prince (@KedPrince4) April 9, 2026 Head coach Shauna Green recruited Bourrage in high school a year ago, and Illinois was among her top choices.